Tag: John Hurt

Wild Bill (1995) | Blu-ray Review

Mid-way through the 1990s, maverick auteur Walter Hill returned to the undiluted Western template mythos (something which underlined nearly all his directorial efforts) with...

The Journey | Review

Enemies – A Love Story: Hamm Imagines Peace Treaty as Male Bonding Episode in Flaccid Bromance The reimagining of famed deliberations and clandestine alliances which...

Jackie | Review

The Safety of Objects: Larrain Revisits Traumatic Chapter of Iconic First Lady There have been very few First Ladies either before or after Jacqueline Kennedy...

The Legend of Tarzan | Review

Monkey See, Monkey Do: Seditious Subtexts of the White Savior in Latest Tarzan Adaptation Certain properties are best left alone, allowed to exist in the...

Snowpiercer | Review

Hell Frozen Over: Joon-Ho’s Dystopic Thrill Ride an Arresting Examination of Cold Humanity His first feature film since 2009’s Mother, as well as his English...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer

We predicted Snowpiercer would break into Cannes of 2013. That didn't happen. We began to think about Toronto....and nope. Normally we would never associate...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #33. Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer Director: Bong Joon-ho Writer(s): Joon-ho and Kelly Masterson Producer(s): Steven Nam, Chan-wook Park, Jeong Tae-Sung U.S. Distributor: The Weinstein Co. Cast: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Alison...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: # 39. Jim Jarmusch’s Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive Director/Writer: Jim Jarmusch Producer(s): Reinhard Brundig, Jeremy Thomas U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin Jarmusch redefined...

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Interview: Gerardo Coello Escalante & Amandine Thomas – SUSANA (2025 Sundance Short)

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